John Charles Julian Lennon was born on 8th April 1963, in Liverpool, England, UK, the son of the legendary musician John Lennon (The Beatles) and his first wife Cynthia. It was Julian Lennon who inspired the legendary band to create such songs as “Good Night”, “Hey Jude” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. Julian Lennon is also a musician, singer, song-writer and artist, also known under the names Jude and Jules. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1984.
Julian Lennon Net Worth $45 Million
Is the son of John Lennon rich? It has been reported that currently the net worth of Julian Lennon is $45 million. The main source of his wealth is music. More, it has been announced that among other revenues he earned $1.2 million from his album “Valotte” (1984), $563,000 from his album “The Secret Value of Daydreaming” (1986), and $40,000 from his album “Help Yourself” (1991).
John Lennon’s marriage and his son’s birth were concealed from the public in order to maintain the popularity of The Beatles among young girls and adolescents. Due to John‘s extramarital relationship with Yoko Ono, the parents of Julian divorced when the boy was only five years old. However, Julian was obviously ispired by his father, and also chosen the career of musician which eventually became the main source of his net worth.
To begin with, Julian released the first studio album “Valotte“ in 1984: this was his best album released so far. It appeared on the music charts of United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and USA, and was certified silver in UK, and platinum in USA. The debut album produced by Phil Ramone significantly increased Lennon‘s net worth and allowed him enjoy the fame and success; it also saw Lennon nominated as the Best New Artist for a Grammy Award in 1985. Afterwards, Lenon released his second album entitled “The Secret Value of Daydreaming“ (1986), although it wasn‘t as successful as the first one. The album was certified gold in USA although it received mainly poor reviews from critics. Later, Julian released his following studio albums, entitled “Mr. Jordan“ (1989), “Help Yourself“ (1991), “Photograph Smile“ (1998) and “Everything Changes“ (2011); unfortunately he couldn‘t repeat the success of his debut album, although all the above mentioned albums added sums to his wealth.
In addition to being a musician he has been engaged in acting, too. He debuted in the film “Stand By Me: A Portrait Of Julian Lennon“ (1985) however he shared the role with Martin Lewis. Julian has also landed roles in other films including “Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll“ (1987) directed by Taylor Hackford, “Imagine: John Lennon“ (1988) by Andrew Solt, “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus“ (1996) by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and other films.
Furthermore, Julian has been interested in photography since 2007. His exhibition named “Timeless: The Photography of Julian Lennon” was opened in 2010.
Julian Lennon has been in a long term relationships with the actress Olivia d’Abo and socialite Lucy Bayliss. Both times the couples were engaged but called the engagements off. Currently, Lennon is single and resides in Lake Como, Italy.
